Category: Science

Although babies born from parents with allergies are also more likely to have them, there are a number of outside factors that affect whether and

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is illuminated by a screen inside the darkened Orion spacecraft on the third day of the agency’s Artemis II mission. To

NASA’s Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. A key maneuver Thursday

This quiz tests what you know about octopus anatomy and behavior.

A veteran space reporter describes the full-body experience of watching NASA’s historic Artemis II lift off

April 4, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over

Mathematician Richard Elwes surveys googology, the study of enormous numbers, in a new book.

Many of the photos that have come out of the moon mission so far were taken by crew members. NASA says the crew is getting

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with NASA’s Kelsey Evans Young, the Artemis science flight operations lead, about the rigors of space and the lunar slingshot to

There is public concern about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency’s move doesn’t in itself guarantee

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Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) could shine brightly in the evenings after April 4, but only if it survives a very close encounter with the sun.

Scientists have developed a novel approach to error correction that resulted in the highest-ever fidelity of entangled, logical qubits on a superconducting quantum processor.

People’s minds sometimes wander to their bodily sensations, which may reduce symptoms of depression and ADHD, a new study suggests.